Number of Live Births by Age of Mother
Michigan Residents, 1920 - 2015

Year

Age of Mother

All Ages

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45+

Age Not
Stated

1920

92,740

34

8,129

26,344

26,251

17,521

10,427

3,523

336

175

1921

96,322

39

8,747

26,583

27,292

18,433

11,150

3,572

337

169

1922

90,209

28

8,125

24,575

25,154

17,690

10,584

3,485

343

225

1923

93,066

37

8,725

25,887

25,459

18,072

10,770

3,476

382

258

1924

98,025

38

9,877

28,000

25,781

18,707

11,395

3,682

321

224

1925

99,220

62

10,248

28,116

26,204

18,869

11,406

3,695

379

241

1926

98,781

76

10,496

28,479

25,876

18,444

11,219

3,568

354

269

1927

100,178

59

10,685

29,302

25,707

18,790

11,287

3,722

332

294

1928

97,797

54

10,788

28,895

25,003

17,953

10,913

3,558

315

318

1929

99,134

56

11,312

30,582

25,557

16,957

10,555

3,523

293

299

1930

99,325

60

11,476

29,956

25,861

17,125

10,684

3,582

291

290

1931

90,929

61

10,109

27,255

23,806

15,937

9,905

3,317

302

237

1932

85,736

62

9,297

25,686

22,608

14,988

9,314

3,250

291

240

1933

80,923

52

8,642

23,874

21,618

14,298

8,795

3,173

261

210

1934

83,925

48

9,039

25,458

22,507

14,968

8,391

3,050

259

205

1935

87,446

47

9,808

27,631

22,938

15,026

8,473

3,029

284

210

1936

88,427

53

9,764

28,681

23,584

14,814

8,194

2,866

274

197

1937

91,539

54

10,524

30,532

24,366

15,022

7,949

2,653

242

197

1938

96,963

64

11,024

32,581

26,116

15,690

8,397

2,698

253

140

1939

94,302

51

10,368

31,036

26,095

15,976

8,021

2,416

209

130

1940

99,021

51

10,671

32,960

27,860

16,549

8,146

2,390

202

192

1941

107,458

50

11,309

36,833

31,067

17,132

8,351

2,361

200

155

1942

123,886

66

12,721

43,947

36,034

19,367

8,985

2,445

202

119

1943

125,778

67

11,934

41,627

37,773

21,449

9,980

2,615

184

149

1944

114,700

76

10,113

36,096

33,654

21,094

10,636

2,714

182

135

1945

112,655

73

9,294

32,790

33,143

22,831

11,185

2,970

229

140

1946

139,277

72

10,899

45,999

41,985

25,184

11,811

3,002

223

102

1947

161,085

91

15,594

55,954

47,793

26,296

12,009

3,073

182

93

1948

154,730

95

16,245

53,520

45,059

25,268

11,391

2,888

173

91

1949

157,178

117

16,404

53,608

46,363

25,971

11,565

2,906

181

63

1950

160,955

111

16,310

53,442

48,186

27,422

12,392

2,831

169

92

1951

173,506

104

17,974

57,340

52,044

29,674

13,086

3,040

160

84

1952

178,634

134

17,206

58,012

54,198

31,756

13,880

3,176

220

52

1953

182,810

166

18,510

58,070

54,734

32,948

14,798

3,350

190

44

1954

192,332

208

20,522

60,776

55,962

35,152

15,862

3,598

220

32

1955

196,623

195

21,417

61,952

56,462

35,968

16,554

3,862

198

15

1956

206,226

192

22,808

66,332

58,392

36,870

17,282

4,172

164

14

1957

208,808

190

23,798

67,086

58,424

36,980

17,956

4,160

200

14

1958

202,900

222

23,034

65,834

55,130

36,278

17,892

4,296

196

18

1959

198,576

200

21,922

65,426

53,434

34,934

18,030

4,424

198

8

1960

195,056

186

22,786

65,108

51,842

33,228

17,410

4,288

202

6

1961

192,825

212

23,891

64,336

50,277

32,456

17,067

4,363

203

20

1962

182,790

268

22,702

62,243

47,109

29,817

16,160

4,250

224

17

1963

178,871

210

21,686

62,834

46,063

28,364

15,117

4,359

229

9

1964

175,103

264

22,526

62,196

44,671

26,542

14,509

4,162

220

13

1965

166,464

267

24,653

59,439

40,693

23,767

13,528

3,886

211

20

1966

165,794

310

28,690

60,711

39,225

21,205

11,846

3,547

223

37

1967

162,756

316

27,267

61,541

40,052

19,840

10,479

3,059

178

24

1968

159,058

400

26,390

60,072

41,561

18,613

9,095

2,739

163

25

1969

165,760

421

28,061

63,376

44,615

18,535

8,157

2,433

134

28

1970

171,667

489

29,764

65,892

46,262

19,003

7,904

2,223

118

12

1971

162,244

472

28,480

62,367

43,639

18,259

6,975

1,926

112

14

1972

146,854

503

28,108

54,199

40,442

16,133

5,805

1,555

95

14

1973

141,550

569

27,808

51,284

39,845

15,520

5,163

1,277

62

22

1974

137,414

501

25,977

49,975

40,215

15,317

4,291

1,063

50

25

1975

133,931

463

24,509

48,675

40,061

14,891

4,273

982

54

23

1976

131,378

404

22,593

47,161

41,412

14,893

4,053

799

47

16

1977

138,416

426

22,585

49,740

43,346

17,293

4,178

771

51

26

1978

138,802

345

21,487

49,498

43,744

18,367

4,562

729

50

20

1979

144,452

355

21,239

51,319

46,084

19,962

4,720

715

41

17

1980

145,162

331

20,000

51,218

47,113

21,024

4,692

740

22

22

1981

140,579

300

18,397

47,737

46,527

22,178

4,701

695

34

10

1982

137,950

319

17,344

45,586

45,995

22,564

5,395

711

29

7

1983

133,026

328

16,589

42,034

45,065

22,505

5,669

791

38

7

1984

135,782

341

16,442

41,664

45,908

24,320

6,295

780

30

2

1985

138,052

352

16,279

41,125

47,049

25,491

6,864

851

36

5

1986

137,626

335

16,536

39,611

46,421

26,331

7,503

842

35

12

1987

140,466

329

16,911

39,314

47,052

27,795

8,038

969

46

12

1988

139,635

371

17,003

37,529

45,924

28,469

8,553

1,094

54

638

1989

148,164

396

19,149

39,352

47,853

30,462

9,571

1,207

58

116

1990

153,080

426

20,224

39,993

48,466

32,058

10,421

1,382

40

70

1991

149,478

414

19,325

39,546

45,995

32,025

10,627

1,464

36

46

1992

143,827

373

18,341

37,446

43,246

31,496

11,199

1,604

60

62

1993

139,560

371

17,198

35,732

40,975

31,833

11,682

1,636

71

62

1994

137,844

397

17,051

34,448

39,789

32,148

12,066

1,846

66

33

1995

134,169

377

16,444

32,365

38,669

31,721

12,458

2,030

80

25

1996

133,231

330

15,899

31,231

39,286

31,472

12,730

2,168

88

27

1997

133,549

278

15,358

31,164

39,403

31,664

13,327

2,238

95

22

1998

133,649

254

15,263

31,063

39,826

31,379

13,287

2,437

122

18

1999

133,429

270

14,540

31,729

38,851

31,756

13,721

2,430

120

12

2000

136,048

221

14,096

33,140

38,849

32,577

14,396

2,602

144

23

2001

133,247

220

13,438

32,278

37,140

33,017

14,279

2,697

162

16

2002

129,518

218

12,234

31,579

35,962

32,819

13,872

2,670

148

16

2003

130,850

176

12,202

31,859

36,648

32,655

14,322

2,835

142

11

2004

129,710

211

12,236

31,291

36,811

31,815

14,221

2,937

176

12

2005

127,518

200

11,794

31,010

36,908

30,412

14,058

2,940

178

18

2006

127,537

171

12,322

30,966

37,289

29,771

14,097

2,741

163

17

2007

125,172

185

12,493

30,194

36,806

28,768

13,838

2,702

174

12

2008

121,231

249

12,028

29,143

35,542

28,015

13,213

2,804

226

11

2009

117,309

133

11,708

28,442

34,515

27,577

12,146

2,627

159

2

2010

114,717

112

10,832

27,814

33,680

27,515

11,938

2,622

201

3

2011

114,159

94

9,655

27,907

33,703

28,175

11,719

2,720

170

16

2013

113,732

74

7,870

27,666

33,882

29,309

12,106

2,632

188

5

2014

114,460

69

6,968

27,134

34,884

30,165

12,475

2,573

184

8

2015

113,211

60

6,352

25,727

35,104

30,403

12,889

2,485

188

3

Source:
Total live births for the years 1920 through 1959 were derived from outside
sources. Live births by age of mother were not tabulated in Michigan prior
to 1960. These data were obtained from the following sources:
1920-1923: Unpublished tables from the National Center for Health Statistics.
1924-1932: Bureau of the Census publication, Birth, Stillbirth and Infant Mortality Statistics for Birth. Registration Areas of the United States.
1933-1936: Unpublished tables from the National Center for Health Statistics.
1937-1949: Bureau of the Census publication, Vital Statistics of the United States series.
1950-1959: Department of Health Education and Welfare publication, Vital Statistics of the United States series.
1960 - 2015 Michigan
Resident Birth Files.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.